(Please submit listings of
events concerning drug policy and related topics to [email protected].)
May 23, 6:30-8:30pm, New York, NY, "Speak Out on the Rockefeller Drug Laws," forum with the Seven Neighborhood Action Partnership. At Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Goldwurm Auditorium, 1425 Madison Ave., 1st Floor (corner of 98th St.), featuring ex-prisoners and state and local legislators, including a Senatorial Proclamation from the office of state senator Paterson recognizing SNAP's work in East Harlem. For further information, contact Jennifer Arroyo or Jessica Dias at (212) 348-8142.
May 26-28, Wellington, New Zealand, 4th
International Conference on Drugs and Young People. At the Wellington
Convention Centre, call +61 (03) 9278 8101 or +61 (03) 9278 8137, e-mail
[email protected] or visit http://www.adf.org.au for
information.
May 28, 7:00pm, Washington, DC, "Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market," book talk with Eric Schlosser. At Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, visit http://www.politics-prose.com/calendar.htm#m28 or e-mail [email protected] for further information.
May 28, 7:00pm, Hollywood, CA, "The Great American Bowl," fundraiser for NORML. Featuring Tenacious D, Dubcat, Silvertide, Whitestarr and Fieldy's Dreams, with host Bill Maher. At Hollywood Palace, 1735 North Vine St., visit http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5608 for information or to purchase tickets.
May 28, 7:30-9:30pm, Guttenberg, NJ,
discussion on substance abuse and drug policy, with Mary Barr, Cliff
Thornton and Jack Cole. At the Galaxy Towers, Tower Two Library, 7002
Boulevard East, call (201) 295-8500, e-mail [email protected] or visit
http://www.conextions.org for
further information.
May 29, 8:30am-noon, Honolulu, HI, "Making Diversion Programs Work: Implementing the Hawaii and California Laws," forum on treatment instead of incarceration program. At McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, $10 donation requested, call Darlene at (808) 384-7794 for further information.
May 29, noon, Washington, DC, "Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use," book forum with author Jacob Sullum of Reason magazine, with response by Sally Satel. At the Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave., luncheon to follow, visit http://www.cato.org/events/030529bf.html or contact Krystal Brand at (202) 789-5229 or [email protected] for info or to register.
June 1-13, Witness For Peace Drug Policy
Delegation to Colombia. Contact Alex Volberding at [email protected] or visit
http://www.witnessforpeace.org/pdf/drugdelflyer.pdf
for info.
June 4, 2:00pm, New York, NY, protest against the Rockefeller Drug Laws, with Russell Simmons and the Hip Hop Action Network, and Mothers of the New York Disappeared. At City Hall, Foley Square, visit http://www.hiphopsummitactionnetwork.org or http://www.15yearstolife.com/interviews.htm for information.
June 4, nationwide, National Day of Action protesting the sentencing of Ed Rosenthal. Sponsored by Americans for Safe Access, contact Hilary McQuie at (510) 486-8083 or [email protected] or visit http://www.safeaccessnow.org for further information.
June 6-7, Milwaukee, WI, "Breaking the
Chains: Communities of Color and the War on Drugs," Midwest Regional
Conference. Sponsored by Drug Policy Alliance and WISDOM, a
Wisconsin-based coalition of community and religious leaders for public
policy reform. Admission $25 adult or $10 youth, visit http://www.breakingthechains.info
for further information.
June 7-11, Denver, CO, 23rd National
Convocation of Jail and Prison Ministry. Visit http://www.travel.to/theconvocation/
or contact Sr. Carleen Reck at [email protected] for
information.
June 12, Liverpool, London and other locations, "Stop the Murder or Thai Drug Users," international Day of Action protesting extrajudicial killings in Thailand's drug war. Visit http://www.ukhra.org/thailand.html or e-mail [email protected] for further information.
June 16-20, Cartagena, Colombia, World Social Thematic Forum, including drug policy track organized by Mama Coca. For further information, visit http://www.fsmt.org.co/eng-narcotrafico.htm or contact María Mercedes Moreno at [email protected], or contact the World Social Thematic Forum at +1 571 3480781 or [email protected].
June 22, Binghamton to Ithaca, NY, "Skate
for Justice," 50-mile trek against the drug war, sponsored by Students for
Sensible Drug Policy. Full skate beginning in Binghamton, secondary
starting point in Richford for skaters who only want to do the last 17
miles, speakers and entertainment at Ithaca Commons in the evening. E-mail
[email protected]
or visit http://www.skateforjustice.org
for further information.
August 16-17, 10:00am-8:00pm, Seattle, WA,
"12th Annual Seattle Hempfest." At Myrtle Edwards Park, call (206)
781-5734 or visit http://www.hempfest.org for further
information.
November 5-8, East Rutherford, NJ, biennial
conference of Drug Policy Alliance. At the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and
Conference Center, 2 Meadowlands Plaza, visit http://www.drugpolicy.org for
further information.
November 7-9, Paris, "Fourth Hemp and
Eco-Technologies Exhibition." At the Cité de Sciences et de L'Industrie,
call +33(0) 1 48 58 31 37, e-mail [email protected]
or visit http://www.festival-du-chanvre.com for further information.
